Wichita eagle., 1887-06-07
EAGLETS.

| On cultures path, of nature, we have less.
| EAGLETS.
A farmer remarked yesterday in our
presence that he was the owner of eighty
acres of the finest wheat that he had ever
seen.
Pnck says fortune knocks once at every
mans door, but she don't go hunting
through beer saloons for him if he happens
to be out
There is but one ex-president still living
Rutherford B. Hayes. Only one man
living who ever held the vice presidency Of
the United States-that man is Hannibal
Hamlin.
The Emporia base ball club beat the
Wichitas on their own grounds last Sun
day eight to seven This is a fit punish
ment of club belonging to moral city
for daring to play ball on Sunday.
The waters of the Arkansas river flows
on as usual at this time of year when the
mountain SHOWS are melting, refusing to
fulfill the prophecy that Wichita will be
overflowed by its waters this year.
The EAGLE a few days ago told its read
ers that the trade of this city was in the
near future to 60 by way of the Gulf of
Mexico Our dispatches now inform us
that Jay Gould has caught onto that idea
and is getting ready to take hand.
By July 1st two motor lines willEbe in
operation in this city. It is said by those
who ought to know that the horse railways
here are paying an immense interest on the
cost of construction. We suppose the mo
tor lines will also be operated with profit.
Numerous papers in this state that join
with a paper over in Missouri and howl
about lawlessness in Wichita are making
themselves ridiculous 1t is like unto a
pack of ridiculous poodles under corn
crib yelping at an eagle in his majestic
flight in the heavens.
The people who want to buy one hun
bred dollars worth of goods for ten dollars
continue to send their ten dollar williams
to the party named in some cheap adVer-
tisement and receive the box of "saw
DUST in return. They then give it as their
opinion that this country is becoming fear
fully demoralized in commercial way.
If all the people in this city who believe
that Wichita is incapable of self govern
ment and not capable of regulating their
own domestic affairs were all assembled
together it would constitute very remark
able collection of mistaken statesmen.
Not one in ten of them could tell the diff
ference between statutory law and pre-
scription in medical almanac.
John J. ingalls, at Abilene made about
the only effort that has been made by a
Kansas statesman in recent years to ex-
press an opinion on the political questions
of the day. From the amount of unfriend-
ly criticism, by the pres of the state, there
will be not much Likelihood that the expert
ment will be repeated by any other Kansas
statesman for long time.
An item is now going the rounds, credited
to the Prairie Farmer, to the effect that all
the wheat in the country is being bought
up by some heavy capitalists, and that by
July wheat will be much higher That is
perhaps scheme to get country dealers to
buy July wheat" One thing is certain,
if capitalists wanted to get hold of the
wheat. they would not tell the Prairie FsS
mer in advance.
The be-Democrat says the man who
can say the meanest things about the Dem
ocrats ought to be nominated for the Pres
idency by the Republicans. If that were
to be made the standard by which the Re-
publicans are to measure candidates for the
nomination in 1888, Bob Ingersoll would
have walkaway. A campaign like that
of 1884 is not only demoralizing, but it |
speaks poorly for the intelligence of the |
American people.
The train robbers in Texas still follow |
up their calling in business like way that
is not at all calculated to inspire confidence
in the minds of the travelling public and |
express companies. If railroad companies
would furnish a few shot guns convenient
for passengers to get hold of, the business
of train robbing might be rendered a little
more unpleasant if it did not have ten
dency to stopit,
The Wichita EAGLE asks that some one |
will please inform it where Eminence. !
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